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1. (n.) bucket shop
Informal. an overly aggressive brokerage house, esp. one that sells low-priced, highly speculative stocks by telephone.
Etymology: (1870–75, Amer.; orig. a cheap drinking establishment)
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1. (noun) bucket shop
an unethical or overly aggressive brokerage firm
2. (noun) bucket shop
(formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. bucket shop
an office or a place where facilities are given for betting small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc
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